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Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Losses to Cattle Companies.

Il is common talk on the cattle range that
no cattle growing company, it matters not
where they Craze their herds, from the Pan
Handle Of Texas to the knees of the Teton,
in Montana, has paid a legitimate dividend
for the past two years. In the cattle mems
club houses, III the eating houses where cow
boys and foremen congregate, i'll the hotels,
i'll the cars, around camp fires, everywhere
the talk is the same; now covert and whis-
pered, now open, now alcohOlicly bold but
always the same-that is, that the range has
been stripped of yearling steers to pay the
last dividend, that the range of certain COM
panies are bare of stock excepting COWS and
calves, and the men who tell these stories
wink and smile and laugh when they mention
the large sums of money paid for the brands
composing the skeleton herds, and of the
losses the eastern and foreign investors will
incur. 1--WE have clinched John Bull and the
eastern dudes, now let 'em buck, d-n emf"
That is the true sentiment of these wicked,
predatory devils, who have impoverished
hundreds and hundreds of eastern and Eng
lish families. They have reduced old men
and women, whose LIES work was finished
from comfortable circumstances TO direful
poverty. They have wrecked the lives of
hundreds of young men. And they openly
exult in the ruin they have wrought Frank
Wilkeson i'll New York Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Return OF Damaged Books.

Mr. c. A. Clapp, who is in the book bust
ness, showed ne the other day newly pub
lished book, just in from Boston publisher
in which by transposition or dropping out of
a page in the making up of the type the en-
tire WORT, was spoiled. We fell 10 talking
about errors Of this kind when 3Ir Clamp
said: AS rule the public does not know Or
readily discover such things. Not long ago
the American News company handled IL re
print of Dickens 'Pckwick Papers in which
there was inserted by mistake an entire 81 ma
ture' from Nicholas Nickleby.' This was
striking error, yet only ten copies out OF
about 600 that were sold were returned to
the news company" These We're cheap
books, and the buyers may not have thought
it worth while to chase after the company
for twenty cents, but another consideration
may have been at the bottom Of the small
percentage Of the damaged books returned.
Tie average American reader jumps through
a book. instead Of reading it, and ii is no
doubt true that many of the purchasers Of
this edition of 'Pickwicll Papers glanced has
tily through the pages from Nicholas Nick
elby" without discovering the difference
New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Testing the Rill of Err.

| inferred from some casual remarks
dropped by II. Frere, late head cook of the
Aston house, that in many instances the
French name given to dish really meant
very little, and that in most cases fancy
names were sprinkled throughout the menu
according TO the chefs ideas of the picturesque
rather than because there was a little more
salt in this dish or little less pepper in that.
AT supper given by the French Cooks
society some years ago the menu was as long
as my arm and wholly unintelligible There
were some curiosities, such as elephant steak,
camel roast, etc, the details of which were
translated into English, but for the rest of the
programme il was an evaporation For the
purpose OF testing the matter | determined
with friend, who was with me, to order
systematically right through the bill Of fare,
taking the odd numbers, thus l got Nos l, 3,
5, : and so on. My friend ordered the con-
coctions set opposite the even numbers, and
we pursued this interesting plan TO the end of
the menu. We had different walters but we
both got exactly the same things, from
which | infer there was deception somewhere
Brooklyn Eagle :
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
The Street Cars of Canada.

In Toronto all the street cars seem to be
owned by the same company, as a package of
tickets is good on any line The popularity
of the tickets is that they are perforated like
postage stamps. You tear off a stamp and
put it in the fare box, but an absent minded
stranger is apt to lick it on one side and try
to stick it somewhere. In some Of the st.
Louis one-horse cars there are brass nickel
carriers that run the whole length of the car.
From any part Of the CIR you can drop a
nickel into one of these carriers and then
watch it as it rolls along on its edge down the
incline and finally goes rafting into the fare
box
saw a wild western ranchman come into
a car, and after putting in his fare III the Or
binary way he noticed newcomer drop a
nickel down this elevated railway. The de-
vice aroused his utmost admiration. He at
once changed a couple OF dollars into five-cent
pieces Then he took his place at the door
and started two nickels simultaneously down
each side of the car and offered to accept bets
as to which would get into the fare box first
He kept this up until his 81 worth Of coin
was gone, and wound up by saying, "Wall,
that's the durndest contrivance ever see" y
Luke Sharp in Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

\ practical result Of the French invasion
of Anam reached Paris in the shape of a
mass of gold and silver treasure captured at
Hue. The whole amount is contained in 1872
boxes Of silver and fourteen of gold. This
rich cargo, which altogether weighs over
10000 pounds and is valued at 81, 100000,
came over TO France by steamer, being
slowed in the bottom of the hold and covered
over with 800 tons of merchandise. This was
only tI-itling part of the precautions which
had to be taken. Every opening that could
communicate with the hold was closed and
sealed The cargo was unloaded with the
greatest care, and men with swords and load
cd revoivers stood by till the last boz was re-
moved The treasure was then placed on a
train and dispatched to the minister Of
finance at Paris-F0reign Letter
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
An English Railway Car.

1t is very annoying to an American lady,
accustomed as she is to the comfort and COM
parative seclusion of seat in an American
railroad car, to be obliged to travel in an
English Carriage" When travelling at
home she step. quietly and easily into a
roomy, comfortable, well-ventilated car as
the train pauses at the station.
At Eldon, ii she is going up to London, she
must first descend a long flight of very dirty
steps, go through dark underground tun-
mel and climb up again over an equally long
and grimy staircase, lin order to get on the
proper side of the line" When the train
reaches the station. she must run up and
down the long platform in search of the par
ticular ''class7 to which her ticket entities
her, and, if she is fortunate enough TO find it,
she is packed into an exceedingly stuffy COM
partment with perhaps eight or ten other
people, who may or may not be desirable
companions Boston Transcript.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
THE HOTELS LEFT OVER DAINTIES.
How Impecunious Epicures Secure Choice
Ediblcs-Cold VictuaIs.

During an early ramble among the uptown
hotels reporter happened to have his atten-
lion attracted 10y a motley crowd Of women
md children with baskets on their arms and
buckets i'll their hands standing at the side
entrance leading into the scullerieS of prom
lncnt hotel in the neighborhood Of Madison
,luare, and waiting patiently for the door TO
open. Presently a man in white apron and
cap allowed the crowd to file in. and after
little while they came out again with their
baskets filled WIKI all manner of yictuals
jumbled together III confusion.
There are great many people who get
their provender at the back doors of the
principal hotels was the reply OF tho hotel
steward il answer to query from the re-
porter about the meaning of the scene
III you SO 10 any Of the hotelS.ssay about s
o'clock i'll the morning, you will see little
group of people with baskets on their arms
waiting for broken victuals Stewards gen
orally charss twenty cents basket for this
sort Of food. which otherwise would 60 into
the garbage barrel OF course, fas;i,;ious
peops might turn up their noses at this sort
of food, but 1t is mighty good eating"
Fully one-lnf of the guests who sit down
at the dinner table in fashionable hotel or
restaurant do not eat all they order The
bill of fare may look SO inviting that they
will call Tor great variety Of dishes When
they are served they may take nibble a..
this ana a bite at that, but that is all. Then
as the tables are cleared all Of these good
remnants arc saved for the purpose stated.
Another hotel steward who was spoken to
On this subject assured the reporter that he
had among his customers some people who
are by no means in needy circumstances. and
yet they send some of the family regularly
around for broken yictualS These people
might be very properly called impecunious
epicures, for they want all of the good things
OF the table, but unfortunately are not able
to pay for them first hand
There is discrimination in the matter Of
broken victuals. too. The choicest bits from
the table in the way Of meats. ras-,-y. pics
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
A NEW WATCH TRICK.
a Travelling Mans Description of tho
Way 1t Is DoHe-WinninE n Wager.

Il was stopping at a little station on the
railroad track. The through passenger trains
don't stop there. In the party sitting outside
after dinner WAS a man who had a fine gold
watch, with case of extraordinary weight
He said it was the heaviest watch case made
and the strongest.
There is funny thing about this watch
Of mine he said; it is SO strong that can
put it on the railroad track and let a train
run over it and it viii not be damaged in the
least
fright on the railr queried one of the
party
eyes. I'll place it right on top of the rails,
where the wheels run, and il won't be hurt q
particle
"'Bet you the cigars you dassent do it
~The proposition was promptly accepted,
and the whole crowd present included in the
payment of the wager, no matter who lost
In few minutes train was seen approach
TO the track, put his timepiece on the rail,
and then walked back 10 the hotel porch and
resumed his chair as cool as a cucumber.
The train came laundering on, and the crowd
got excited They stood with open mouths.
and thinking what shame it was that an in
fernal fool should put such a fine watch on
the rails to be smashed into smithereens
When the locomotive struck the spot where
the watch had been placed the crowd
grocned and fancnd they could see the bits
Of gold flying along with the dust But the
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

owner OF the watch sat quietly smoking his
cigar, and, as soon as tho long train had
passed, he walked out, reached down and
picked up his watch from the side of the rail,
as perfect as if it had been in his pocket all
the time
"'You see, he said, as we all lighted fresh
cigars at he other fellows expense, there is
no danger in this trick providing you place
your watch near the edge of the rail, where
the wheels have worn the face smooth, and so
that the slightest disturbance will cause it to
slide off inside the rail The watch case is
oval, and that leaves an opening for the air
to get under. If the jar of the rail did not
cause the watch to fall off the pressure of the
air from the approaching train surely would.
I have performed that little trick hundreds
of times and never met with an accident. "
Chicago Herald Train Talk"
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
ghe uaohta aaiu ormue aamarp % 1887

and such fruit as may have been handled are
collected together, and they bring higher
prices than the damaged sort of edibles.
Besides disposing of tho stuff for a money
consideration a deal of good is done in a
quiet way.
Scarcely day passes but what two Of the
"LittIe Sisters of the Poor" call il their
wagon at the different hotels for broken vic
tuals, which are given to them without
charge, and they distribute them among
needy famlies.-New York journal
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
When Mr.. Blaine became interested


While staying at Senator Cameron's. at
Harrisburg last week, Mr., Blaine found a
book in the library treating of the history
OF early Pennsylvania families. In it he
discovered a remote kinship between his
mothers ancestors and the family of Nc
CormichS from which came Senator Came
ron's first wife, and traced it back to the
connecting link When he retired to his
room for the night, Senator Cameron, miss
ing the book from the table and suspecting
that his guest was losing sleep, followed him
TO his room and caught him sitting on the
bed with his overcoat on and the book open
III his hand. Senator Cameron took the
book from him and said he felt tempted to do
as his mother used to do with him under
similar circumstances-blo out the light
Frank Lesle's
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
The Wrong Diagnosis.

Papa" she said, softly and blushingly,
@youmg 2Ir Sampson is in the palior and
wishes TO speak with YOU" Then she sank
into an easy chair and her heart beat Sc
fiercely that It made the gas fixtures rattle.
Presently the old man returned.
oh, papa" she said, did Le-was he
what did lac WANT
"he wanted TO borrow two cents to get
over 70 Brooklyn with, said the disappointed
Old govt. i3l;iH.-Ncw York sun.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

We $50 by The Shunpao that there is a
Corean d"arf measuring two feet and halt
in hci al. Ills head is one foot long. his
body i about the same length and his legs
measure five inches only. The length Of his
feet Is ever foot, and he is obliged to crawl
in and out of his house The Corean dwarf
is - years of age, and is a far more wonder
full creature than Tom Thumb.-Ccics;ia-
Empire. Shanghai
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
The Old Cur1nudpeOn.

Young Mani want to ask youa question.
Widower-An right, ask away y. NJ
Eou have been married three times; tell me
which wife did you love most! W.-You
bite three sour apples, one after the other,
and then tell ne which is the sweetest
Texas Siltings
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Is 1t Day-Do or Dee-poo

The Philadelphia Ledger criticises the
people who take pains TO say day-po when
they mean railroad station, and tells them
that they are very little nearer TO the French
pronunciation than less pretentious people
who say dee-po. OF the two the latter is de-
cidedly preferable, being according to the
custom of the country, and not being an
affectation and an error at the same time.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Glue BIoods of Boston.

The sons of the bluest blooded, richest men
of Boston seem to be turning out wonderfully
well They are a studious lot and some of
them are making deep, strong marks in their
professions. Sincere, honest fellows, they
delight in being tremendously studious before
dinner and tremendously swell afterward.-
New York Graphic.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

Here's The queen, my dears, in her gilt
coach, drawn 10y six horses. Do YOU see her
scepter poking out Of the carriage wi'lowi
She governs the nation with that And now
look at the beautiful bright water There's
the island where the ducks live Ducks are
happy creatures. They have their own way
in everything. ard they're good to eat when
they're dead.-WIkie Collins in Evil
EapiuS
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Thrown Off All Pomps.

The Duke of Seville has thrown off alb
rupsly all things royal and aristocratic. He
has publicly renowned everything appertain-
ing to monarchy with all its works and
pomps, and has declared himself an linear
nate enemy of kingly rule.-Chicaso Tri-
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
He Said He Could.

Can you conceive" asked the professor,
IAN eternal vacuum, portion of space unoc-
cupied, an empty void, into which nothing
ever enters, from which nothing can ever
come, which maintains inviolate and forever
its own eternal emptiness:" Il can, replied
the student; Il have q stylographic pen"
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
4 Plea for the Ignorant.

1t doan' make no difference how much ct
man reads. he rarns mo- at last from er
ignunt. pussen den he do from er smart book.
De book ken be so high dat it doan' tech
natur' but de mo- ignunt er pusson is. de
closer ter nature he hbs-Arkansav Trav-
ala-
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Strawberries In Scotland.

A strawberry grower in LanarkShire
Scotland, has cleared eI 800 profit this season
out of the crops Of ground for which be pays
a rental Of SEQ year. Last season the profit
was Just 81 ooo-Chicago Herald
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

Another bond Of sympathy between hogs
and men Is found in Indiana, where a throat
disease resembling dpbtheria Is carrying OF
thousands Of the jewellers In styes
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

He is an uniInportant man nowadays. says
Mrs Grundy, who has not his own private
railroad car.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

At Vienna has appeared weekly news
paper, printed in Engfish-the first Of the
kind ever published there
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

Hatred i'm Corsica is Keen Personal
Grudces Handed Down from Generation
to Observation-Disclosures Impossible to
Stamp Out BriSandage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-21
MIR. Lewis Wants Justice.

To the Editor of THE SALT LAKE HERALD.
Please do me justice by correcting
some misstatements made by your Og-
den correspondent, which appeared in
this mornings HERALD:
First, l was able to and did collect
the rents due, yet l was anxious to get
the woman and her. husband, not her
paramour, out of the place.
L did not go, as stated, and thrust the
woman into the street.
II the statements of a poor.
demented woman, made under in
tense passion, are to be taken
as evidence against me, your esteemed
correspondent is welcome to it. NV
residence OF over eight years in Ogden
City has established my local fame"
as he pleases to term it.
As to Mark Lindsay, I never in
lured him in my life. 1 have been
police. officer and have. filed other
offices too long to ever degrade myself
by becoming a common informer,
directly or indirectly. l challenge any,
body to prove it. There are MANY
hotel keepers and landlords in Ogden
who often have to get rid of tenants.
but they are not daubed with unsayori-
ness IN consequence. .
The police of this city will testify that
Mrs. Lewis keeps a respectable and
orderl y. house, and that she stands
above even the faint of suspicion.
As to Junius Junior and the Demo
crGt, have no doubt that they will take
care of themselves. Attacking the in
dlvidual character of journalist, is, to
say the least, very unprofessional and
still more insanity.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM S, LEWIS.
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s. 81. HoBsoN
Personal and General.

HE air was chilly yesterday.
Yesterdays rain was greatly appre
clated by farmers and gardeners.
BRICK work on Smuin g. Thomas new
structure is progressing very fayorabIy.
The iron pillars have been put in and
| work has been commenced on the front
OF the. Eccles building on Main Street.
Ihe place is going to be a magnificent
one when completed.
THE work of putting water into the
cemetery is progressing favorably. All
those VINO desire to pay SIS for the
water should hand in their names to
Sexton LarkIns at once.
GOOD business property can be very
re ably sold IN Ogden now at fair prices.
the only drawback being a decided in
cllnatlon on the part of presen. owners
to hold it up out OF reach.
The merchants of Ogden are pleased
70 see the movement mentioned in TIE
HERALD yesterday morning in relation
to putting of teams on to haul freight
between this city and the north. This
Will help Ogden quite materially.
THE directors of thu G hamber of Com
merce will hold meeting in the Conrt
House this evening. 1t is understood
that the committees have all been
selected, and that the names will prob
ably be ratified by the board this even.
ing, and the names announced to the
public tomorrow. If the cham Der con-
tlnues to exercise the vim and enter.
prise which have characterized the or.
ganlzation thus far, the good it will &C
complish for Ogden is incalcuIable.
There is every prospect, too, that the
gentlemen will continue to manifest
their zeal and push.
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Territory of Utah,
Secretary's Office. S.

Territory of Utah,
Secretary's Office. S.
1, Arthur L. Thomas, Secretary OF Utah
Territory, do hereby certify that the above
ana an foregoing is a full, true and cogsect copy
Company of North America. Phiiadelphia.
Pa, filed in my Office on the eth day of
March, A. D., 1857, as appears OF record in
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great
SEAL Seal of the Territory OF Utah this
9th day of March, A D., 1857.
ARTHUR L. THOMAS.
Secretary of Utah Territory.
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Safe OF Pennsylvania,
County OF Phi adelphia. %

Thomas H Montgomery, President. and
Richard Mars, Secretary OF the American
Fire Insurance Company, being duly sworn,
depose and say, and each for himself, says,
that they a-e the above described officers OF
the said Company, andthat on the 31st day
Of Decem Der last all of The above described
assets were the absolute property of the said
Company, free and clear from any lens or
claims thereon, except as above stated; and
that the fore ding statemendwith the sche-
dulles and explanations hereto annexed, is q
full and correct exhibit OF all Liabilities and
Of the income and expenditures, and OF the
general condition OF the affairs OF the sald
Company, on the said 3sst day OF December
last nd for the year ending on that day.
(Signed), THOMAS MONTGOMERY,
President.
RICHARD MARS,
Sacre.o--
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Ladies' Jackets and WraDs.

we have received another lot Jackets and
beaded Wraps these goods sell rapidly account of the very
low prices selling them at
new line OF Ladies' Jerseys just been received best
made and the styles city PRICES THAT CANNOT
FAIL TO PLEASE. 01
We sell the best made Boys Waist the CITY, Entire line
new this Spring at our well known popular prices
Our assortment of Parao acknowledged to he not o h
largest but the finest Selection exhibition in this Ctv ~
this week will be offered at very prices.
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RICHARD MARIS,

Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
Doth day OF January, a. D, 1887
~SAMUELL. TAYLOR,
Commissioner for Utah Territory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-21

l. Name # company and location. AMER
can Fire Insurance Company, Phil
adelphia. Pa
?. The amount of capital stock is $ $4,000 90
3. the capital stock paid up is 100000, 90
4 me amount OF lis assets is -. 2.501, 85S &c
me amount OF It's liabilities (includi g
~ capital ..-..----.-; -. ,74S, 984 Il
5. The net su plus over all iiabil-
tiles. ............-....... $50 ST4 %
6. The name of its attorney or
agent. Heber ]. Grant, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Z. The receipts during the year
were. go 1,9SO9S7 .13
The expenditures during
the yesr were 1,o92,281 98